Varaha Purana 202.33: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 33

Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences

Uttara Bhāga · Dharma-śāstric Ethics and Karmic Consequences (Pāpa–Phala Narratives)

Devanagari script

बुभुक्षारुग्विकारैश्च सततं तत्र पीड्यताम् ॥ पापाचारमिमं घोरं मित्रविश्वासघातकम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 202.33

Transliteration

bubhukṣārugvikāraiś ca satataṃ tatra pīḍyatām || pāpācāram imaṃ ghoraṃ mitraviśvāsaghātakam

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

അവിടെ അവൻ വിശപ്പ്, രോഗം, വ്യാധിവികാരങ്ങൾ എന്നിവകൊണ്ട് നിരന്തരം പീഡിതനാകട്ടെ—ഈ ഭയങ്കര പാപാചാരി, സുഹൃത്തിന്റെ വിശ്വാസഘാതകൻ.

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Word by Word

• bubhukṣā-ruk-vikāraiḥ: by hunger, disease, and ailments
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) (समाहार-द्वन्द्वे एकवचन-प्रायः; अत्र तृतीया-बहुवचन-रूपम्), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (hunger + disease + disorders)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: bubhukṣā + ruk + vikāra (प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• satatam: constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial accusative)
• Role: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक)

• tatra: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण-सूचक)
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)

• pīḍyatām: let (him) be afflicted/tormented
• Type: Verb
• Form: लकारः: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (Passive), पुरुषः: प्रथम (3rd), वचनम्: एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: pīḍ (धातु)

• pāpa-ācāram: sinful conduct
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (‘sinful’ as qualifier of conduct)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: pāpa + ācāra (प्रातिपदिक)

• imam: this
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम, विशेषणरूपेण
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ghoram: terrible
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)

• mitra-viśvāsa-ghātakam: destroying friends’ trust
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (friend’s trust + destroyer)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: mitra + viśvāsa + ghātaka (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• bubhukṣārugvikāraiśca → bubhukṣā-ruk-vikāraiḥ + ca
• pāpācāram → pāpa-ācāram
• mitraviśvāsaghātakam → mitra-viśvāsa-ghātakam

Speaker and setting

Bhayanaka and Bibhatsa rasaSetting: Otherworld/embodied consequence (mixed)

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ethics of relationship (dharma)

Subjects

EthicsSocial Conduct

Core idea

Adharma against a benefactor/friend is not merely social; it is a deep karmic rupture that manifests as ongoing duḥkha.

In practice

Maintain fidelity to trust; cultivate satya and kṛtajñatā (gratitude) to prevent relational adharma.

The Varaha avatara

Aspect

Dialogue

With the Earth

Moral instruction in dialogue framework.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a moral vocabulary around social trust and betrayal, showing that Purāṇic ethics address interpersonal obligations as well as ritual or legal norms.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Betraying a friend’s trust is depicted as a serious ethical failure with enduring consequences.